Date: Novenber 20, 2024
The Yoshon cutoff dates for the following products are as follows:
Robin Hood, Five Roses, Irresistible & any flour using the following plant codes
| Year | Date Code1 | Plant Code | Comments |
| 4 | 249 | 548 | All Purpose Flour |
| 4 | 268 | 548 | Cake and Pastry Flour only |
| 4 | 322 | 715 | |
| 4 | 247 | 640 |
1These numbers or lower are yoshon. Isolate the plant code from the full code that is printed on the bag and then find the year and date codes.
Flour – (COR 285) – Regular Flour – Best Before 2025 SE 6 or earlier. Organic – BB 2025 SE 30 or earlier. Whole Wheat – BB dates are 3 months earlier.
P&H, Great Plains, Compliments and any flour with a “PH” in the code – The lot # will start with a 4 or 04 for 2024 then xxx for the date then xx for the plant. Use codes 4 256 for plant 02, 4 311 for plant 03, 4 251 for plant 09.
Ardent Mills, Robin Hood, Bakers Hood, Master Hand, Golden Temple or any flour with a COR323 – for plant ‘SK’- a date code of 4-249 or lower. For plant code ‘MT’ – a date code of 4-227 or lower. Ardent Mills Durum semolina and Atta flour 4-302 or lower.
No Name Flour – If the best before date includes “PFM” use the same code as
COR 285 flour. If it is “PH” (0)7 or “PH” (0)2 use the codes noted above for “PH”.
If it is “AD” a best before code of 2025 NO 17 or earlier. Whole Wheat flour –
Best Before codes are 3 months earlier.
PC Flour – All Purpose flour – if the BB date includes “PFM” it will remain yoshon. Organic – use the same code as COR 285 flour.
Rodelle Flour – If there is a “P” in the date code, code of 2024 Oct 30 or earlier.
LA Milanese / Boreal Flour – will remain yoshon until Jan 2025.
Robin Hood, Ardent Mills Oats (COR 323) – code of 4316 or lower.
PC and No Name Oats – Large Flake, One Minute, Quick – BB 2025 SEP 4 orearlier. Organic – BB 2025 OCT 13 (this date does not apply to single serve packets).
Quaker Oats (COR 112) – All products containing oats and/or oat bran – date code of 09 23 P 4 or earlier.
Family Pack – code of 0923 following the BB date and year code 5N4. Ignore the other codes, i.e. BB 2023 SE 27 0923 5N4 0263.
Wheat Bran – will remain yoshon.
Pearl Milling (A.J.) Pancake Mixes (all types) – will remain yoshon.
Life cereals that contain wheat but no oats – date code of 1003 P 4 or earlier.
Bakery mixes that contain wheat but no oats – date code of 09 27 P 4 or earlier.
General Mills
Cheerios (all types) – Best before Oct 07 2025.
Nature Valley Granola bars – Best Before date of 14SE2025.
Fibre 1 cereal is always yoshon.
Post Cereals (COR 123) – Weetabix (regular and organic) – are still yoshon.
Alpen (Muesli) Reg. & No Sugar – BIUB OCT 8 25 or earlier.
Barbara’s Puffins Original and Cinnamon, Morning Oat Crunch – BIUB SEP 16 25.
Post Cereals (COR 114) – Shredded Wheat, Spoon Size Shredded Wheat – Regular, Honey Toasted, Cinnamon and Wheat ‘n Bran, Light Wheat Squares are always yoshon.
Shreddies – Regular, Honey, and Maple flavours, Dark Wheat Squares and 100%
Bran – are still yoshon.
Cranberry Almond Crunch – Best Before Oct 12, 2025
Kellogg Canada (COR 246)
All Bran, Raisin Bran, Bran Flakes, Corn Flakes, Honeynut Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispies – products are still yoshon.
Corn Pops – are yoshon (oat flour is not a yoshon concern).
Froot Loops (Canadian only) – Best Before Sept 12, 2025.
Presidents Choice (COR 1) Crunchy Cranberry Almond – Best Before OCT 8 25.
PC Blue Menu (COR 1) Bran Flakes, Fibre First Multi-Bran – are still yoshon.
PC Organics (COR 1) – Wheat Squares and Raisin Bran – are still yoshon.
Great Value – Bran Flakes is still yoshon.
Rogers Foods – White flour Best Before Oct 23, 2025.Whole wheat, wheat germ
and bran – Best before June 23, 2025.
Spelt flour – in eastern Canada is always yoshon.
Barley – there is chodosh barley in the stores, dates must be checked.
Kolbo – has yoshon barley and flour.
Kosher City – flour and barley repacked by Kosher City with a yoshon label.
PC Blue Menu Barley and Great Value Barley – lot code of 24260 or lower.
NuPak Barley – code of 4255xx or lower (ignore last two characters).
Cedar (Phoenicia) Barley – code of PD41709 or lower.
Clic barley – product packed on or before Oct 6, 2024.
Gefen barley, Jack & the Beanstalk barley – will remain yoshon.
Selection Oatmeal packets (MK) – Best Before Sept 25, 2025.
Pasta
Primo COR 78 – Best Before Nov 22 2027 or earlier.
Italpasta – Best Before Oct 20 2026 or earlier.
All other pasta with a COR 136 – use the same codes as Italpasta.
Unico – use same coding as for Primo.
PC/No Name Pasta (COR 1) – use same codes as Italpasta.
Ronzoni (Catelli, Bistro & Lancia) (COR 235) – Regular (white) pasta – best before Oct 10, 27 or earlier. Whole wheat, No Yolk, Multigrain and Healthy Harvest products Best Before Oct 10, 26. Smart – Best Before Sept, 13 2026.
Catelli (with an MK) – use same codes as Grisspasta.
Grisspasta – Regular Pasta – best before 2027 Oct 21, Whole grain, Vegetables, Egg Pasta – best before 2026 Oct 21.
Ferenez /Mama (MK) – will remain yoshon.
Pita Bros (Pita & Bread Crumbs) – will remain yoshon.
Lenchner’s – will remain yoshon.
Frozen Pie and Tart Shells any brand with COR 583 – Best Before Oct 1, 2025.
No Name Frozen Pie and Tart Shells (COR 1) – Best Before Oct 5, 2025.
Local establishments – This information is applicable only for products detailed
below and manufactured by the said establishments, on site.
Some of the establishments detailed below produce both Yoshon and non-Yoshon products. Kaylim may not be dedicated exclusively for Yoshon products.
Any Sushi that contains wheat is not certified yoshon, even in an “all yoshon”
establishment.
Amazing Donuts – All baked goods are yoshon.
Bali Laffa – Pita and Laffa bread only are yoshon.
Bubby’s Bagels – All products are yoshon.
Dr. Laffa Bakery – All retail products baked and packaged on site are yoshon
(except those containing oats and multigrain).
Dr. Laffa (both locations) – Pita and Laffa bread only are yoshon.
Ester’s Kosher Bakery – Only products with a special “COR” Yoshon sticker.
Grodzinski (North) – All products made on site are yoshon except soups, wraps,
multigrain and products containing bran and oats.
Grodzinski (South) – All products made on site are yoshon (incl. oats) except
soups, wraps, multigrain and products containing bran.
Haymishe Bakery – All baked products are yoshon except those containing oats
and bran. Cholent, soups, yerushalmi kugel and pasta are not yoshon.
Hermes – All products that are made on site are yoshon.
Howie T’s Burger Bar – Buns and burgers only are yoshon.
King David Pizza (frozen) – All pizza products1.
Kosher City Bakery (incl. Randi’s) – Only “COR” Yoshon stickered products.
Isaac’s KCP Bakery – All products are yoshon.
My Zaidy’s Bakery – All products made on site are yoshon except organic breads,
bagel pretzels, soups, multigrain and any product containing bran and oats.
My Zaidy’s Pizza – Pizza is yoshon1.
Olive Branch Bakery – Only “COR” Yoshon stickered products.
Pizza Cafe – Pizza and soups only are yoshon1.
Richmond Kosher Bakery – All products made on site are yoshon except organic
bread, multigrain and products containing bran and oats.
Slice N Bites – All products are yoshon1.
Sobeys Bakery – Only “COR” Yoshon stickered products.
Surreal Sweets & Surreal Food Co. – All products except pasta.
Top Slice – Pizza1, Falafel & French fries are yoshon.
Tov Li Pizza (both locations) – Regular & Spelt Pizzas1, Pitas, Cookies, Bourekas,
Blintzes, Pasta, Soups, Croutons (incl. whole wheat), Gravy and Barley are
Yoshon.
Tova’s Bakery – All products are yoshon.
1 Imitation pepperoni used in Pepperoni Pizza is not yoshon.
Please Note:
This update includes all information in previous updates.
The above information applies to products manufactured in Canada only.
The COR does not endorse any of its establishments for Yoshon except as detailed above.